Lydstep Palace

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Lydstep Palace
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The Lydstep Tavern and Bishop's Palace
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Location Lydstep, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Coordinates 51°39′05″N4°46′04″W / 51.65139°N 4.76778°W / 51.65139; -4.76778

Lydstep Palace is a ruinous medieval hall house in the hamlet of Lydstep, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Believed to have been built in the late 14th century or 15th century, [1] the building was constructed from limestone and built in two levels, the upper floor containing a hall and the lower floor consisting of several barrel vaulted rooms, likely cellars. The two floors were not connected internally, only by external stone stairs. [2] Speculation as to the purpose of the house varies, some sources attribute the building as a court of the Manor of Manorbier and Penally, [3] but it has also been referred to as a hunting lodge of the Bishop Gower of St. Davids. [4]

The house was traditionally known as the Place of Arms, and it is speculated that this became mutated to the Palace of Arms, leading to its current name of the Palace. [5] The building is also referred to as The Old Palace.

The building was listed on May 14, 1970, given Grade I status, reserved for buildings of exceptional interest. The building is currently owned by Pembrokeshire County Council, who placed it up for sale in July 2013. [6]

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References

  1. "Historic Landscape Characterisation: Manorbier". Dyfed Archaeological Trust.
  2. Smith, Peter (1988). Houses of the Welsh Countryside: A Study in Historical Geography. p. 22.
  3. "Lydstep Old Palance". Dyfed Archaeological Trust.
  4. An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Wales and Monmouthshire: VII – Country of Pembroke. His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1925. p. 214.
  5. Listing Text, CADW
  6. "'Balance needs to be struck' over sale of Pembrokeshire's historic buildings". Western Telegraph.